Minister for Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
The Minister for Social Protection (Irish: An tAire Cosanta Sóisialta) is the senior minister at the Department of Social Protection in the Government of Ireland.
| Minister for Social Protection | |
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| Department of Social Protection | |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Taoiseach |
| Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
| Appointer | President of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach |
| Inaugural holder | James Ryan as Minister for Social Welfare |
| Formation | 22 January 1947 |
| Website | Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection |
The current Minister for Social Protection is Heather Humphreys.[1] She is also Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands.
Overview
The Department was formed in 1947 as the Department of Social Welfare.[2] Its present title dates from 2017.[3] The Department formulates appropriate social protection policies and administers and manages the delivery of statutory and non-statutory schemes and services. It is also responsible for the delivery of a range of social insurance and social assistance schemes including provision for unemployment, illness, maternity, caring, widowhood, retirement and old age.
List of office-holders
Minister for Social Welfare 1947–1997 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Ryan (1st time)[lower-alpha 1] | 22 January 1947 | 18 February 1948 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2 | William Norton | 18 February 1948 | 14 June 1951 | Labour Party | |
| James Ryan (2nd time)[lower-alpha 1] | 14 June 1951 | 2 June 1954 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 3 | Brendan Corish (1st time) | 2 June 1954 | 20 March 1957 | Labour Party | |
| 4 | Paddy Smith | 20 March 1957 | 27 November 1957 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 5 | Seán MacEntee[lower-alpha 1] | 27 November 1957 | 12 October 1961 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 6 | Kevin Boland (1st time) | 12 October 1961 | 16 November 1966 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 7 | Joseph Brennan (1st time) | 16 November 1966 | 2 July 1969 | Fianna Fáil | |
| Kevin Boland (2nd time) | 2 July 1969 | 6 May 1970 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Joseph Brennan (2nd time) | 6 May 1970 | 14 March 1973 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Brendan Corish (2nd time)[lower-alpha 1] | 14 March 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Labour Party | ||
| 8 | Charles Haughey[lower-alpha 1] | 5 July 1977 | 12 December 1979 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 9 | Michael Woods (1st time)[lower-alpha 1] | 12 December 1979 | 30 June 1981 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 10 | Eileen Desmond[lower-alpha 1] | 30 June 1981 | 9 March 1982 | Labour Party | |
| Michael Woods (2nd time)[lower-alpha 1] | 9 March 1982 | 14 December 1982 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 11 | Barry Desmond[lower-alpha 1] | 14 December 1982 | 14 February 1986 | Labour Party | |
| 12 | Gemma Hussey | 14 February 1986 | 10 March 1987 | Fine Gael | |
| Michael Woods (3rd time) | 10 March 1987 | 13 November 1991 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 13 | Brendan Daly | 13 November 1991 | 11 February 1992 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 14 | Charlie McCreevy | 11 February 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Fianna Fáil | |
| Michael Woods (4th time)[lower-alpha 2] | 12 January 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 15 | Proinsias De Rossa | 15 December 1994 | 26 June 1997 | Democratic Left | |
| 16 | Dermot Ahern | 26 June 1997 | 12 July 1997 | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs 1997–2002 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Dermot Ahern | 12 July 1997 | 17 June 2002 | Fianna Fáil | ||
Minister for Social and Family Affairs 2002–2010 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| 17 | Mary Coughlan | 17 June 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 18 | Séamus Brennan | 29 September 2004 | 14 June 2007 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 19 | Martin Cullen | 14 June 2007 | 7 May 2008 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 20. | Mary Hanafin | 7 May 2008 | 23 March 2010 | Fianna Fáil | |
| 21 | Éamon Ó Cuív | 23 March 2010 | 2 May 2010 | Fianna Fáil | |
Minister for Social Protection 2010–2017 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Éamon Ó Cuív[lower-alpha 3] | 2 May 2010 | 9 March 2011 | Fianna Fáil | ||
| 22 | Joan Burton | 9 March 2011 | 6 May 2016 | Labour Party | |
| 23 | Leo Varadkar | 6 May 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Fine Gael | |
| 24 | Regina Doherty | 14 June 2017 | 2 September 2017 | Fine Gael | |
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection 2017–2020 | |||||
| No. | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
| Regina Doherty | 2 September 2017 | 27 June 2020 | Fine Gael | ||
| 25 | Heather Humphreys[lower-alpha 4] | 27 June 2020 | Incumbent | Fine Gael | |
- Notes
- Also Minister for Health.
- Also Minister for Health from 17 November to 15 December 1994.
- Also Minister for Defence from 20 January to 9 March 2011 and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 23 January to 9 March 2011.
- Also Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands.
References
- "List of Ministers and Ministers of State", Government of Ireland, retrieved 2 July 2020
- "Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1946". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- "Social Protection (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
External links
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